Winds of Change

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Pakistan: UNAIDS lauds Pakistan’s efforts for empowering trans people

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Dr Mamadou Lamine Sakho, country head of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has appreciated Pakistan over the launch of the Transgender Empowerment Association in the country.

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US: Wisconsin Businesses for Equality launches to support transgender equality legislation

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The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Fair Wisconsin announced the formation of Wisconsin Businesses for Equality, a coalition committed to updating Wisconsin’s non-discrimination law to protect the transgender community.

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US: 40 LGBTIQ Activists, 29 Countries, 5 Days of Activism

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OutRight Action International kicks off the Global Week of Advocacy, where dozens of LGBTIQ activists from 29 countries from every region of the world has come to participate in the organization’s 6th annual United Nations (UN) Week of Advocacy.

Mexico/Central America: Authorities turning their backs on LGBTI refugees

The lives and safety of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people (LGBTI) from violence-ridden El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are at an increased risk as authorities in their countries fail to protect them, leaving them with no choice but to flee their countries and face further dangers in Mexico, Amnesty International said in a new report today.